Author Archives: Yellow Sheet Report

Riggs is going on the airwaves in a way few, if any, candidates for governor have ever gone before: topless. In a new statewide ad that will be airing on cable for at least the next ten days, Riggs declares that he is the “clear choice” for governor because he’s tough enough.

Livingston had an op-ed published in today’s USA Today in which he blamed the federal government for the “mess” surrounding Cliven Bundy and his cattle, and said the matter ought to be sorted out by the courts.

In her order, trial court Judge Katherine Cooper delved into what has become the signature question the judiciary has had to grapple with in the last few years: Can the courts tell the Legislature, which is vested with the constitutional authority to appropriate, what to do when it comes to funding?

The pro-Jones IE Better Leaders for Arizona disclosed yesterday that it forked out $775,000 to pay for ads advocating for Ducey’s defeat, bringing its total spending in the governor’s race to roughly $856,000.

Displaced momentarily by Huppenthal at the top of a public relations nightmare chain, Horne is back in the limelight with only three weeks left before Republican voters start picking their nominee for Attorney General.

The $186,000 in spending by the Free Enterprise Club on the secretary of state and Corp Comm races has led to rampant speculation about the group’s source of funds – particularly since it only spent roughly $90,000 in the previous two election cycles combined.

Medicaid expansion opponents Seel and Townsend are the only incumbents who are seeking Clean Elections money but have yet to qualify for funding. Townsend, who claims Seel as her political mentor, initially filed to run traditional, but changed to public financing after struggling to raise money.

Failing to persuade lawmakers and the governor to embrace their position, two major solar firms have taken their fight to the Arizona Tax Court. They are asking the court to invalidate the Dept of Revenue’s conclusion that leased solar panels should be taxed in the same way that large-scale solar facilities owned by the utilities are assessed for valuation.